NEWS! New Disney Parks Spectaculars, Attractions and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Updates and MUCH MORE from D23 Destination D!

As we continue to celebrate the past 90 years with Mickey Mouse, we also look forward to all the upcoming adventures the Disney Parks have to offer! And today while we’re LIVE at the D23 Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse event with Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products Chairman Bob Chapek, we have news about more Disney magic on the way to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort!

Destination D 2018

Let’s start with something HUGE coming to BOTH Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and let’s waste no time!!

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open in Disneyland in the summer of 2019 and Disney World’s Hollywood Studios in late fall 2019. And we now know the names of possibly the two most highly anticipated attractions in Disney’s history!

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run will allow guests to take control of the Millennium Falcon in “one of three unique and critical roles.”

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

CHECK IT OUT!!!

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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance will bring guests right into an epic battle between the First Order and the Resistance…

Star Wars Rise of the Resistance

Star Wars Rise of the Resistance

Star Wars Rise of the Resistance

… including a “face-off with Kylo-Ren!”

Star Wars Rise of the Resistance

Star Wars Rise of the Resistance

Both attractions will feature optional integration with the Play Disney Parks app to enhance the experience.

And here’s a further look into some of the atmosphere — including creatures and dining options such as Oga’s Cantina and the upcoming dinner show — that will make up the incredibly immersive land!

Hondo Ohnaka

Dok-Ondar

Galaxy’s Edge Outer Rim Marketplace

Oga’s Cantina

Dejarik Board

Oh, and a little something called… BLUE MILK!!!

Blue Milk

We also learned that John Williams will be scoring the music for Galaxy’s Edge! It will be all-new and original, and you can see part of the work that goes into the creation here.

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Walt Disney World

STAR WARS RESORT

Bob Chapek also provided a bit more of a glimpse into the Star Wars Resort coming to Walt Disney World!

Here’s a peek at the entrance… which seems like the last time you’ll see anything resembling a regular ol’ car for a while after entering the Resort 🙂 .

Star Wars Hotel entrance

See what I mean?

Star Wars Hotel

Star Wars Hotel

According to Disney, “From the moment you board your launch pod, it’s a fully-immersive, multi-day Star Wars adventure aboard a luxury starship complete with high-end dining, space-view cabins and all of the exciting action you would expect from an authentic Star Wars experience.”

Star Wars Hotel

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

Wonderful World of Animation

Bob Chapek also announced this morning that an all-new cinematic nighttime experience, the “Wonderful World of Animation,” will debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in May 2019! This will be part of celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Hollywood Studios.

Two New Nighttime Spectaculars

As part of Epcot’s multi-year transformation, a brand new spectacular featuring massive floating set pieces, custom-built LED panels, choreographed moving fountains, lights, pyrotechnics and lasers is on the way in 2020.

Epcot Spectacular Concept Art

Epcot Spectacular Concept Art

Epcot Spectacular Concept Art

The production will celebrate how Disney music inspires people around the world, and will include moments with beloved characters.

Epcot Spectacular Concept Art

Epcot Spectacular Concept Art

Epcot Spectacular Concept Art

Again, this show will make its debut in 2020.

So in the meantime, “Epcot Forever”will make its debut in 2019.

Epcot

This limited-time show will be presented featuring “classic Epcot tunes!” Think Tomorrow’s Child, and Universe of Energy, my friends!!

New Pavilion Experiences

It was also revealed that the name for the highly anticipated Ratatouille ride coming to the France Pavilion will be Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.

Also in the France Pavilion, a new Beauty and the Beast singalong created by Don Hahn (producer of the animated and live-action “Beauty and the Beast” films) will join the “Impressions de France” film as the Pavilion’s entertainment.

And the O Canada Circlevision 360-degree show will be receiving an update, currently in progress.

O Canada

DISNEY SKYLINER

Check out Mickey’s proud look at the gondolas for the new Disney Skyliner, which will begin transporting guests between Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and four Disney World Resorts in fall of 2019!

Disney Skyliner Gondola

REFLECTIONS

Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge was revealed as the name for the deluxe, nature-inspired resort coming to Disney World.

Reflections — A Disney Lakeside Lodge

This Resort will present more than 900 hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas.

Disney’s Riviera Resort

We’ve also got a look at Disney’s Riviera Resort, slated to open in fall of 2019.

Riviera Resort’s design is “inspired by the European grandeur Walt Disney experienced in his travels along the Mediterranean coastline.”

Disneyland

Get Your Ears On — A Mickey and Minnie Celebration

Get Your Ears On — A Mickey and Minnie Celebration will deliver more and new entertainment, food and merchandise to Disneyland Resort! It will include Mickey’s Mix Magic starting January 18th, with “all-new music, projections and lasers that set the scene for an epic dance party that takes over almost the entire park.”

Disneylanders can also look forward to the return of Mickey’s Soundsational Parade to Disneyland in January 2019 as part of the fun! It will feature a new float with Mickey leading the celebration on Main Street, U.S.A.!

MORE MICKEY!!

Don’t forget that Disney World guests will join in Mickey & Minnie’s Surprise Celebration at Magic Kingdom from January 18th through September 30th… including the chance to meet and greet Mickey and Minnie in their new birthday outfits!

Mickey’s 90th Birthday Celebration!

And guests sailing on the Disney Fantasy with Disney Cruise Line will also enjoy a new deck party: Mickey & Minnie Surprise Party at Sea.